December 3: America Is All In Action Center
The America Is All In Action Center’s opening day will feature an exciting opening event, highlight analytical work by the Center for Global Sustainability on air quality and health, and the latest report from the U.S. Climate Alliance on securing a Net-Zero future.
Scroll down below to learn more about our first day of event programming!
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America Is All In Opening Ceremony
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Dubai
1:30 AM - 2:00 AM ET
Hosted by America Is All In
1:30 AM - 2:00 AM ET
Hosted by America Is All In
Join us for the opening of our America Is All In Action Center at COP28!
Featuring:
- Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair, America Is All In
- Fawn Sharp, Special Envoy, National Congress of American Indians
- Errick Simmons, Mayor, Greenville, MS
- Kevin Rabinovitch, Vice President, Sustainability, Mars Incorporated
Join us for the opening of our America Is All In Action Center at COP28!
Featuring:
- Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair, America Is All In
- Fawn Sharp, Special Envoy, National Congress of American Indians
- Errick Simmons, Mayor, Greenville, MS
- Kevin Rabinovitch, Vice President, Sustainability, Mars Incorporated
How an All In Climate Strategy Can Improve Health and Socio-economic Benefits
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dubai
2:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland
2:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland
Climate mitigation and action across all of society are critical to achieving both U.S. and global climate goals. These benefits extend beyond emissions reductions to health, social, and environmental advantages. This event will launch America Is All In’s new report, “All-In Climate Action for Improved U.S. Air Quality & Health Benefits,” and provide commentary on the importance of decarbonization for reducing pollution, improving health outcomes, and achieving a more equitable society.
Featuring:
- Ryna Cui, Research Director, Center for Global Sustainability
- Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair, America Is All In
- Shelly Schlenker, Chief Advocacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health
- Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Gaurab Basu, Director of Education and Policy, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
Learn more about Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland here
Climate mitigation and action across all of society are critical to achieving both U.S. and global climate goals. These benefits extend beyond emissions reductions to health, social, and environmental advantages. This event will launch America Is All In’s new report, “All-In Climate Action for Improved U.S. Air Quality & Health Benefits,” and provide commentary on the importance of decarbonization for reducing pollution, improving health outcomes, and achieving a more equitable society.
Featuring:
- Ryna Cui, Research Director, Center for Global Sustainability
- Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair, America Is All In
- Shelly Schlenker, Chief Advocacy Officer, CommonSpirit Health
- Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Gaurab Basu, Director of Education and Policy, Harvard Chan C-CHANGE
Learn more about Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland here
IRA, BIL, and Justice40: Advancing Climate Justice and Community-led Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Dubai
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM ET
Hosted by America Is All In
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM ET
Hosted by America Is All In
America Is All In, the United States' largest climate coalition representing a whole-of-society effort to advance climate action, convenes a group of climate justice and equity experts for a panel discussion around how to leverage U.S. policy landscape to advance climate justice and deliver benefits for disadvantaged communities. The panel will elaborate on opportunities and challenges for IRA, BIL and Justice40 to meet the climate justice agenda.
Featuring:
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF-US
- Crystal Upperman, Senior Manager for Government and Public Services, Deloitte
- Dany Sigwalt, Managing Director, Green Leadership Trust
- Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director, WE ACT
- Dr. Robert Bullard, Founding Director, The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
- Elizabeth Lien, America Is All In Program Lead and Senior Director for Federal Climate Policy, WWF-US
America Is All In, the United States' largest climate coalition representing a whole-of-society effort to advance climate action, convenes a group of climate justice and equity experts for a panel discussion around how to leverage U.S. policy landscape to advance climate justice and deliver benefits for disadvantaged communities. The panel will elaborate on opportunities and challenges for IRA, BIL and Justice40 to meet the climate justice agenda.
Featuring:
- Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF-US
- Crystal Upperman, Senior Manager for Government and Public Services, Deloitte
- Dany Sigwalt, Managing Director, Green Leadership Trust
- Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director, WE ACT
- Dr. Robert Bullard, Founding Director, The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
- Elizabeth Lien, America Is All In Program Lead and Senior Director for Federal Climate Policy, WWF-US
Greening America's Cities: Opening Equitable Access to Nature For All
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Dubai
5:30 AM - 6:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by ICLEI USA and Bezos Earth Fund
5:30 AM - 6:30 AM ET
Co-hosted by ICLEI USA and Bezos Earth Fund
Humanity depends on nature to continue to live and thrive. Nature provides many of the necessities of life including but not limited to clean water, clean air and healthy foods—yet inequitable access to nature can prevent all people from fairly benefiting from nature’s benefits. This session will bring together leading cities that are safeguarding biodiversity while ensuring nature’s services are open to all community members. Attendees will hear from community-based organizations, mayors and experts who are Greening America’s Cities, with lessons for communities across the world.
Featuring:
- Andrew Steer, President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
- Andre Dickens, Mayor, Atlanta, GA
- Lauren McLean, Mayor, City of Boise, ID
- Anton Seals Jr., Lead Steward, Grow Greater Englewood
- Sandra H. Smithers, Executive Director, New Castle Prevention Coalition
- Angie Fyfe, Executive Director, ICLEI USA
Learn more about ICLEI USA here
Learn more about Bezos Earth Fund here
Humanity depends on nature to continue to live and thrive. Nature provides many of the necessities of life including but not limited to clean water, clean air and healthy foods—yet inequitable access to nature can prevent all people from fairly benefiting from nature’s benefits. This session will bring together leading cities that are safeguarding biodiversity while ensuring nature’s services are open to all community members. Attendees will hear from community-based organizations, mayors and experts who are Greening America’s Cities, with lessons for communities across the world.
Featuring:
- Andrew Steer, President and CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
- Andre Dickens, Mayor, Atlanta, GA
- Lauren McLean, Mayor, City of Boise, ID
- Anton Seals Jr., Lead Steward, Grow Greater Englewood
- Sandra H. Smithers, Executive Director, New Castle Prevention Coalition
- Angie Fyfe, Executive Director, ICLEI USA
Learn more about ICLEI USA here
Learn more about Bezos Earth Fund here
All Hands on Deck: How the U.S. Climate Alliance is Securing America’s Net-Zero Future with State-Led, High-Impact Action
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Dubai
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Climate Alliance
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
Co-hosted by U.S. Climate Alliance
This year, we’ve seen it all: unprecedented firestorms and wildfire smoke, extreme heat and drought, severe wind and hail, and catastrophic flooding. No state, no community has been spared. Join top state officials from across the U.S. Climate Alliance for a discussion on how this climate action coalition is answering the call. At the event, the Alliance will also release new data on the progress its states and territories are making toward near and long-term emission reduction targets and the health, economic, and environmental benefits of this action.
Featuring:
- Casey Katims, Executive Director, U.S. Climate Alliance
- Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico
- Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor
- David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
- Serena McIlwain, Secretary, Maryland Environment
- James Kenney, Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department
Learn more about the U.S. Climate Alliance here
This year, we’ve seen it all: unprecedented firestorms and wildfire smoke, extreme heat and drought, severe wind and hail, and catastrophic flooding. No state, no community has been spared. Join top state officials from across the U.S. Climate Alliance for a discussion on how this climate action coalition is answering the call. At the event, the Alliance will also release new data on the progress its states and territories are making toward near and long-term emission reduction targets and the health, economic, and environmental benefits of this action.
Featuring:
- Casey Katims, Executive Director, U.S. Climate Alliance
- Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico
- Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor
- David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
- Serena McIlwain, Secretary, Maryland Environment
- James Kenney, Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department
Learn more about the U.S. Climate Alliance here
